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Ministry of Defence
CORPORATISATION OF ORDNANCE FACTORIES
The Government is committed to safeguard the interests of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board , as mentioned at various forums including during interactions with the Federations. Accordingly the Government has taken the following steps:
- Till such time, the employees remain on deemed deputation to the new DPSUs, they shall continue to be subject to all the extant rules, regulations and orders as are applicable to the Central Government servants, including related to their pay scales, allowances, leave, medical facilities, career progression and other service conditions.
- The pension liabilities of the retirees and existing employees will continue to be borne by the Government. For the employees recruited after 01.01.2004, National Pension Scheme applicable to the Central Government employees is in vogue and the same would be adopted by the new DPSUs, including continuation of all special provisions applicable to Central Government employees under the National Pension System.
The Ministry has received representations from the erstwhile OFB employees’ Federations and Associations. The Department has held several discussions at various levels with them regarding their concerns about the service conditions of the employees of the erstwhile OFB. It has been explained and assured to them that the service conditions of the employees of the erstwhile OFB would continue as Central Government employees till they are on deemed deputation to the new DPSUs.
The employees of the erstwhile OFB belonging to the production units and also the identified non-production units are on deemed deputation to the seven new corporations initially for a period of two years from the Appointed Date, that is from 01.10.2021.
Currently, 115 contracts with contract value of Rs. 79,834.05 crore are available with the seven new Corporations.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Binoy Viswam in Rajya Sabha on February 07, 2022.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India – Canada to re-launch the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement  negotiations to unlock full potential of bilateral trade
India – Canada to consider Interim Agreement or Early Progress Trade Agreement  to boost trade in goods and services
India – Canada discuss ways to integrate the economies across sectors
India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment  here today. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal and Ms. Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Government of Canada co-chaired the MDTI.
The Ministers agreed to formally re-launch the negotiations for India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement  and also consider an Interim Agreement or Early Progress Trade Agreement  that could bring early commercial gains to both the countries. The Ministers highlighted the existing trade complementarities between India and Canada and emphasised that the trade agreement would help in expanding bilateral trade in goods and services through unlocking the potential across sectors. The Interim Agreement would include high level commitments in goods, services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, and dispute settlement, and may also cover any other areas mutually agreed upon.
A range of other bilateral trade and investment issues were discussed during the meeting. Both countries agreed to undertake intensified work with respect to the recognition of Canada’s systems approach to pest risk management in pulses and market access for Indian agriculture goods such as sweet corn, baby corn and banana etc.Canada also agreed to examine expeditiously the request for Conformity Verification Body  status to APEDA  for facilitating Indian organic export products.
The Ministers acknowledged the significance of establishing resilient supply chains in critical sectors and exchanged views on collaboration in this area. They emphasised enhancing cooperation in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and critical and rare earth minerals as well as in areas like tourism, urban infrastructure, renewable energy and mining. They also noted the role of strong people-to-people ties between the two countries, including movement of professionals and skilled workers, students, and business travellers, in strengthening the bilateral economic partnership.
The Ministers agreed to work closely to provide sustained momentum to building linkages and strengthen cooperation across sectors to harness full potential of the trade and investment relationship between India and Canada.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet approves Cadre review of Group 'A' Executive Cadre of Central Industrial Security Force
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Cadre review of Group 'A' Executive Cadre of Central Industrial Security Force . It provides for creation of 25 posts of various ranks from Assistant Commandant to Additional Director General ranks to enhance the supervisory staff in Senior Duty posts of CISF.
The restructuring of the CISF Cadre will result in increase of Group 'A' posts from 1252 to 1277 with increase of 2 posts of Additional Director General, 7 posts of Inspector General, 8 posts of Deputy Inspector General and 8 posts of Commandant.
Impact:
After creation of these Group 'A' posts in CISF, the supervisory efficiency and capacity building of the Force would be enhanced. Timely creation of proposed posts in the Cadre Review of Group 'A' posts in the Force will enhance its supervisory as well as administrative capabilities.
Background:
The CISF came into existence through the CISF Act 1968 amended in 1983 declaring the Force as Armed Force of the Union. The original charter of CISF was to provide protection and security to the property of Public Sector Undertakings. The Act was further amended in 1989, 1999 and 2009 to enlarge the charter of duties and security cover to Private Sector Units and other duties that may be entrusted by the Central Government.
The CISF came into existence in 1969 with a sanctioned strength of only three Battalions. The CISF does not have a Battalion pattern like other CAPFs, except 12 Reserve Battalions and HQRs. Currently, the Force is providing security cover to 336 Industrial Undertaking  spread all over the country. The Force, which had made a beginning with a sanctioned strength of 3192 in 1969, has grown to a strength of 1,49,088 as on 30.06.2017. The CISF has its Headquarters at Delhi. The Organization is headed by the DG which is an Ex-cadre post.
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Coal adopts sustained reclamation and afforestation to minimise the footprints of coal mining
Coal/Lignite PSUs achieve Milestone of plantation of 217 lakh saplings on more than 10,000 Ha Land in various Coalfields During Last Five Years
Towards the commitment of environmental sustainability, Coal/Lignite PSUs under the Ministry of Coal have embarked on a concerted mission to achieve extensive afforestation goals. Coal/Lignite PSUs are making persistent efforts to minimise the footprints of coal mining through sustained reclamation and afforestation of areas in and around its operating mines. The reclamation activities are being carried out as per well-designed and approved mine closure plans, which carry detailed provisions regarding progressive as well as final mine closure activities.
The ongoing efforts of Coal/Lignite PSUs have resulted in the plantation of over 35.17 lakhs native saplings on an area of 1907 Ha of land in and around coal mining areas as of August 23, 2023 against the target of 2400 Ha in FY 2023-24. Coal/Lignite PSUs under the guidance of Ministry of Coal have also achieved a milestone of plantation covering more than 10000 Ha of land during last 5 years from FY 2019-20 by planting more than 217 lakh native species.
Plantation in Gevra OC, SECL, Chhattisgarh
Miyawaki Plantation in Neyveli Town ship, NLCIL
This ambitious initiative not only contributes to enhancing green cover and conserving biodiversity but also constitutes a significant stride towards climate change mitigation through creation of carbon sinks. Carbon sinks absorbs and store carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas responsible for climate change. Such plantation efforts will help regulate atmospheric CO2 levels, mitigating global warming and its adverse effects. These sinks play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change by contributing to a more balanced and sustainable environment. These efforts also support India’s NDC commitment towards creation of additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover and India’s long-term goal of reaching net-zero by 2070. This effort of Ministry of Coal is aligned with the National Mission for a Green India .
President's Secretariat
The President underwent cataract surgery today at Army Hospital 
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cataract surgery today morning  at the Army Hospital , New Delhi. Surgery was successful and he has been discharged from the Hospital.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Cabinet approves extension of duration of New Urea Policy-2015 for existing gas based urea unit
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of fertilizers to extend the duration of New Urea Policy-2015 from April 1, 2019 till further orders, except for the provisions which stand already amended vide notification dated March 28, 2018.
It will facilitate to continue operations and regular supply of urea to the farmers.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce Secretary advocates innovative approach to diversify exports, calls for greater collaboration between India and Latin American & Caribbean countries
During the closing ceremony of the '9th CII India-LAC Conclave', focused on enhancing South-South Cooperation, Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, highlighted the immense potential for expanding bilateral trade between India and Latin American & Caribbean  countries.
He emphasized upon the need for innovative approaches to diversify trade exchanges, especially in the context of a re-globalized world and changing energy landscapes. He highlighted the role of the G20, particularly under India's presidency, in addressing the concerns of the Global South and deeper engagements with the LAC region during the G20 Presidency of Brazil in 2024.
Shri Barthwal underscored the significance of India-LAC collaboration in achieving energy transition goals. He called for fresh perspectives in renewable energy, battery manufacturing, energy storage technology, and the chemical industry to align with the Net Zero objective.
Proposing a collaborative framework, Shri Barthwal suggested a Joint Economic & Trade Cooperation model and emphasized the importance of unified efforts in addressing issues at the international forums. He reiterated the remarks of the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal that “Trust is the bedrock of cooperation and collaboration between Indian and the Latin American and the Caribbean countries”.
The closing ceremony of the '9th CII India-LAC Conclave' was graced by the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi and H.E. Ms. Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, Executive Vice President and Minister of People’s Power for Economy, Finance & Foreign Trade of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Rangbhoomi : Celebration of Indian Theatre', a unique festival by Films Division to mark the World Theatre Day
Mumbai, 26th March 2021
On the occasion of World Theatre Day, 27 March, Films Division is organising a two-day film festival showcasing India's theatrical traditions including experiments carried out in various parts of the country. The films will be streamed on https://www.youtube.com//FilmsDivision on 27 and 28 March 2021, for 48 hours.
World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27th March to underscore the importance of, and to popularise one of the oldest art forms in the human history. Being closer to human emotions, theatre has the potential to influence thoughts and bring in positive changes in the society. Indian theatre, the history of which is traced back to more than 5000 years ago, too has given birth to many eclectic stage art forms and produced renowned artists, immensely enriching the cultural heritage of the country.
Films Division, one of the torch bearers in promoting and popularizing Indian art and culture, has produced a number of well-researched documentary films on various theatrical art forms, both traditional and modern. It has taken the lead in celebrating World Theatre Day-2021 by curating a package of films, focusing on the dramatic art and some of the doyens of modern Indian theatre, which will be streamed on March 27 and 28 on FD website and You Tube Channel.
The two-day film festival, Rangbhoomi: Celebration of Indian Theatre is showcasing Indian Theatre  - a seminal work that traces India's theatrical traditions including experiments carried out in various parts of the country by known theatre practitioners, We, The Theatre  - a film on Marathi theatre touching various aspects of its growth and evolution through changing times, Baba…B V Karanth  - on the life and works of the multifaceted theatre personality, Natvarya Bhalchandra Pendharkar  - a biopic on veteran Marathi stage actor, singer and producer, National School of Drama  – a short film which tells the story of the prestigious drama school in India and Rangbhoomi  - a film that deploys a vibrant palette of sounds, sights and characters in a surrealist juxtaposition while the filmmaker attempts to trace Dada Saheb Phalke’s life in Varanasi after he decided to take up theatre, ending up writing a semi-autobiograpical play, Rangbhoomi.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Social Security Benefits To Gig Workers
The four Labour Codes envisage strengthening the protection available to workers, including unorganized workers, in terms of statutory minimum wage, social security and healthcare of workers. The Labour Codes aim to cover all forms of employment including traditional and non-traditional forms of employment and have also defined various terms such as “employee”, “worker”, “gig worker”, “platform worker”, “unorganized worker” “home-based worker”, “contract labour” "inter-State migrant worker", "building worker", "wage worker", "motor transport worker", "audio-visual worker" etc.
The Code on Social Security, 2020 provides for framing of suitable social security schemes for gig workers and platform workers on matters relating to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity benefits, old age protection, etc. The Code also provides for setting up a Social Security Fund and one of the sources of fund, is contribution from aggregator between 1 to 2% of annual turnover of an aggregator subject to the limit of 5% of the amount paid or payable by an aggregator to such workers.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri. Rameshwar Teli in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of former Union Minister, Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of former Union Minister, Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Pained by the passing away of former Union Minister Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee. He played a vital role in building the BJP in West Bengal. He was respected for his legal acumen as well as intellectual prowess. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti.”
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Measures taken to address CO2 emissions from Civil Aviation
CORSIA offsetting requirements will be applicable from 2027 for Indian Operators
During the 39th General Assembly, ICAO decided to implement a Global Market Based Measure  scheme in the form of Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation  to address CO2 emissions from international civil aviation. The measures taken towards implementation of CORSIA in India are as follows:
- DGCA has issued Civil Aviation Requirements on "CORSIA" after consultation with the stakeholders.
- DGCA has issued guidance material for airline operators and other stakeholders for better understanding of the design elements of CORSIA.
- DGCA in association with International Air Transport Association  and European Union Aviation Safety Agency  has carried out various workshops and seminars/trainings for the industry to sensitize them on CORSIA requirements.
- DGCA has worked in closed coordination with National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies  to empanel two verification bodies to carry out verification activities on CORSIA for the airlines.
For Indian Operators, the CORSIA offsetting requirements will be applicable from 2027 viz. from Mandatory  phase of the CORSIA implementation. India has filed reservations at the 40th ICAO Assembly in 2019 regarding the current structure of CORSIA. The matter has been taken up at Council level through Representative of India at ICAO Council. The matter has also been taken up with like minded countries in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation  V. K.Singh Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Atomic Energy
Scientists from the 13th Batch of BARC Training School Celebrate Golden Jubilee at Alma Mater
Senior scientists and engineers belonging to the 13th batch of BARC Training School, who played key roles in implementing various leading scientific programmes of the country, met at the Multi Purpose Hall in TSH Building in Anushakti Nagar Mumbai on 16th August 2019.
Dr. R. Chidambaram, former Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India and former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy as well as Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, BRNS; Chancellor, HBNI and former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy addressed the scientific gathering on the occasion.
Dr. Chidambaram brought out the importance of Knowledge Networking; the Role of relevance and excellence; advantage of the "Selecting and Training" method adopted by BARC over the "Training and Selecting" method adopted by other institutions; and Building Immunity Against Technology Denial. He said these are some of the essential aspects to be addressed in order to attain self-reliance for the nation.
Dr. Srikumar Banerjee emphasized the importance of improving the quality of teaching and effectiveness of public outreach.
Dr. Chandrachoodan welcomed the senior scientists, highlighting the enormous contributions they have made for national development in various sectors. Making a comparison with Ramayanam, Dr. Chandrachoodan termed Dr. Homi J. Bhabha's historic efforts in science and technology as "Bhabhaayanam", a highly important path for the progress of science and technology in India.
Shri A K Singhal spoke on the genesis and importance of the meeting. Dr. Umesh Chandra elaborated on the specific contributions made by the gathering
(Dr. Tejen K. Basu of the 13th Batch shared the vivid experiences of his batch during the training period in 1969-'70. Many senior scientists also spoke on the occasion, giving a vivid recount of various key contributions made by them to the national development of India.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
FEATURES OF PMUY
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  was started in May, 2016 with an objective to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households across the country. Under PMUY, a deposit free LPG connection is provided to adult women from poor households. The target to release 8 crore connections under PMUY Phase-I was achieved in September, 2019. To cover the remaining poor households, PMUY phase-2  was launched in August 2021 with a target to release 1 crore additional PMUY connections, which was achieved in January 2022. Subsequently, the Government decided to release 60 lakh more LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0 and the target of 1.60 crore under Ujjwala 2.0 connections was achieved in December, 2022.
The beneficiaries are identified either from Socio Economic Caste Census  list or from seven other identified categories such as Scheduled Caste Households, Scheduled Tribe Households, Most Backward Classes , Beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana , Beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana , Forest Dwellers, Resident of islands/ river islands, Tea garden / ex-tea garden workers or Poor households not covered under the above categories. Under Ujjwala 2.0, special provision has been made for Migrant Families to avail new connection using Self-Declaration instead of Proof of Address  and Ration Card . PMUY beneficiaries have an option to choose from 14.2 kg Single Bottle Connection/ 5kg SBC/ 5kg Double Bottle Connection.
No State/UT wise allocation of funds is done under PMUY. Under PMUY, Government bears an expenditure of upto Rs 1600 per connection for Security Deposit  of Cylinder, Pressure Regulator, Suraksha Hose, DGCC booklet and installation charges. As on 01.07.2023, there are about 69.27 lakh PMUY beneficiaries in the State of Rajasthan.
LPG consumption of PMUY beneficiaries is monitored on regular basis. Consumption of domestic LPG by households depends on several factors like food habits, household size, cooking habits, price, availability of alternate fuels etc. Per capita consumption of PMUY beneficiaries  has increased from 3.01  to 3.71 . Further, the Government has taken several steps to encourage consumption of LPG, which include targeted subsidy of Rs.200/- per 14.2 Kg refill upto 12 refills/year for PMUY beneficiaries for years 2022-23 and 2023-24, swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg, upto 3 free refills to PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package from April 2020 to December 2020 etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.